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McNamara’s Energy, Ability
Win Admiration of Critics
By FRED S. HOFFMAN formed services who complain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mid- privately that the military profes-
night struck as the tall, slender sionals have been shunted into a
man hefted a bulging briefcase secondary role in the decision-
and stepped from the big, black making process.
limousine. What the civilian leadership is
He paused at the curb, thought doing, they say, is to try to prod
a moment, then turned to the the military into faster reactions
chauffeur and asked: "Can you to policy decisions
b? back here early?" The term "civilian direction
“How early, sir?" the chauffeur and control" is a key one. It is
said a fundamental objective of Presi-
"About 4 o’clock," replied dent Kennedy, who told Congress
Robert Strange McNamara, sec-last March 28: "Our arms must
men and the planes assigned to ministration increased from about
NOT A NEW DEVICE
Poll Tax Idea Dates Far
Back Into World History
retary of defense, before disap- be subject to ultimate civilian
pearing into his comfortable control and command at all
home, times, in war as well as peace.”
Waits on Curb • | From all indications, MeNa-
Four hours later, the still dumb-mara and Kennedy have meshed
founded chauffeur drove up the well, and the defense secretary
shadowed, silent street — and is rated as one of the most in-
there was McNamara, waiting at fluential figures in the adminis-
the curb. tration.
McNamara, 45, has an unflag- The first year of the McNamara
ging energy that has won regime has seen a number of sig-
grudging admiration even from nificant moves toward unification
some of his critics, —something which had eluded
Of course, this wasn’t a typical most previous secretaries of de-
night. fense as the individual services
it happened last September reluctantly gave ground.
While McNamara was spending Combined Agency
long hours before a Senate com- Under McNamara’s direction
mittee and other long hours at the separate intelligence opera-
his Pentagon desk, catching up tions of the services were com.
with backlogged work. It was at bined into a defense intelligence
a time, too. when the Berlin crisis agency. Such a step had been
military buildup was being set in urged as far back as 1946 when
motion. a congressional committee deter-
But the incident gives a mined intelligence lapses contrib-
glimpse of the way McNamara uted to the Pearl Harbor disaster,
has driven himself in his first To end duplication-and the
year as President Kennedy's de- sometimes cost-boosting competi-
fense chief. . .. . tion between the services-he or-
McNamara hasn’t made much dered creation of a defense supply
of a dent on this capital socially-agency to buy items like clothing
He avoids the cocktail-and ban- automotive supplies and other
quet cireuit as much as possible, goods used by the Army, Navy,
===========
Deceptive impression control M inventory worth about
His rimless glasses, somewhat $21 billion. Planners envison say,
bookish look and shy smile con- ings of between $2 billion and H
vey a deceptively mild impres-billion. .
sion which belies his basic tough- One of the most significant ac-
tions was creation of a strike
carry them swiftly to trouble
spots around the globe are being
placed under single direction, re-
sponsible to the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Major Goal
One of the major objectives of
the McNamara group has been to
develop what is called a “con-
trollable deterrent” force safe-
guarded from destruction in any
first enemy strike and able to
mount a devastating counterat-
tack.
one-third to one-half the propor-
tion of the nation’s strategic
bombers that is on 15-minute
ground alert. It also boosted
sharply the Polaris missile sub-
marinc program and hastened
plans to emplace reliable, quick-
to-fire Minuteman intercontinental
ballistic missiles in underground
firing sites.
In this same realm, steps were
taken to improve this country's
air defense system. Machinery
Accordingly, the Kennedy ad- was built into the command and
3 A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
O-A Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, January 21. 1962
Lions Convention
Features Forums
STEPHENVILLE — Lions Dis-
trict 2-El mid - winter conference
and cabinet meeting to be held
in Stephenville Saturday will have
Lions from 31 of the district's 51
control system to guard against
war by accident er miscalcula-
tien.
One of the moot far-reaching, way?
AMARILLO (AP) - With the
administration in Washington talk-
teg about abolishing the poll tax,
what is that levy all about, any-
the low income groups, gave the folks home in the country," says
Democrats serious competition in Dr. Taylor. "Then it was discov-
if undramatie, innovations in this Roger Womack of the Amarillo
Globe - Times and News decided
first McNamara year at the Pen
tagon helm has been a drastic
change in the method of budget
ing.
to find out and came up with
these facts which may change
some thinking:
The poll tax was not a device
of the South established during
reconstruction.
$50 Billion
Pentagon planners have indi-
cated defense spending may be it was not originally designed
la the neighborhood of 860 billion strictly to keep Negroes from vot-
- — — 4 - 4 — ing. Actually the move was aimed
a year for the next five years
In the past, most budget deci-
sions were made for a year at
a time. Each service pretty much
decided how to allot its share,
without much reference to what
the other services were doing.
Now, however, the Pentagon
has shifted to projecting five
years ahead, although money will
be asked on a year-to-year basis.
equally at all lower income
ley Davlin of Bowie; Clyde House
of Comanche; Ted Roark of Burk-
For example, under the head-
ing at “General War Offensive
Forces” the Navy’s Polaris is
weighed against the Air Force's
Minuteman missile because they
the elections of 1898 ered that the home had only
This competition caused both three or four oldsters in it"
the Populists and the Democrats This 50 cents now goes into ■
in the South and West to bring fund for state buildings
the Negro back into politics and The 1837 poll tax was 81 for
compete for his vote. Dr. Taylor every male from 21 to 55. Slaves
says . were excluded.
Following a Democratic victory. The tax then decreased to so
Demo leaders in most Southern cents for several years. In 1862,
states amended their constitutions to help the Civil War effort, it
to provide for a voting tax to was raised to 51. It was contin-
deter many Negroes and poorued during Reconstruction, al-
whites who were Populists from
voting.
The poll tax thus became a
measure to restrict voting to
though it was hard to collect
In 1871 the revenue was desig-
nated strictly for schools, and $1
of the tax remains for that pur-
pose.
The poll tax can be traced in those who could best pay for it,
one form or another to before the according to Dr. Taylor’s anal-
time of Christ but first appeared 3 professor says believes
in the 1300s in Anglo-Saxon his-. The professor says he believes
from which so much of our the timing of poll tax collections
i from which much our comes at a bad period
law stems.,T | “Some people just don't have
Only four states other than Tex the money or the time for poll
taxes so soon after Christmas,” _
he said in an interview. "Bills Monte Hardegree of Colorado
and taxes and such things seem City, Mitchell County tax asses-
to stack up on people during this sor-collector.
time." ------------
as retain the tax as a prerequisite
to voting — Virginia, Arkansas,
Alabama and Mississippi.
In Alabama, Mississippi and
Virginia, citizens have to pay
back poll taxes before they can
Plan Tax Booth
LORAINE (RNSi — A poll tax
payment booth will be set up in
the Lions Chib building here to
operate Jan. 29-31; according to
The deadline for paying the tax g
is Jan. 31. G.smmpps.
The Texas Almanac says the DOES WETTING
Texas poll tax brought in $2,239,- ■ ■ DE
189 in 1960. The state share is ID ICHTE
$1.50, of which a dollar goes to MAKE VOL FEEL A
the school fund and half a dollar MET
to the general funds. Counties can ritations often occur and may make you
collect another 25 cents for their panes emo/ta ... 5252:
own uses arily, you may lose sleep and suffer from
A_.. .., Headaches, Backache and feel old, sired.
The 50 cents to the general fund depressed, in such irritation, GYSTEX
once went to a fund to maintain curbing irrentinetembarin-.crone tea
a Confederate home urine and by analgesic pain relief. Ges
9 C 4, 2 . GYSTEX at druggists. Feel better fast.
It was probably the richest old (Adv.)
vote.
A poll tax was charged male
adult Texans the year after the
Alamo fell (18371.
However, poll tax payment as
a voting restriction wasn't begun
until December 1902.
Moves to remove the poll tax
restriction from the Texas Con-
stitution have been numerous and
all unsuccessful.
The latest effort was in 1949
Opponents of the tax tried to sub-
stitute a 50-cent registration fee
to cover voting expenses. The
people of Texas voted down the
measure.
A move to outlaw the tax as a
burnett and Paul Goldstucker of perform similar misions. Polaris
is not stacked against extra
amphibious landing craft simply
because both happen to come un-
der the Navy.
Wichita Falls School for crippled
childrens camp committee mem-
bers — Joe Weaver of Olney,
clubs participating in schools, for-_ .
ums and the cabinet meeting, chairman, o. L. Stamey of Cisco
District governor Tom B. Ward tap F A aww.
of Breckenridge has named pan-
els- for the various forums and
schools. They include presidents
and directors — Kenneth Drake
of Quanah, chairman; J. W. Mar-
tin of Wichita Falls Noon; Ivan
Flynn of Abilene, Rufus McCas.
land of Olney and Dr. M. E.
Roth of Cross Plains.
Forum for secretaries and
treasurers — H. J. McCorkle of
Breckenridge, chairman; Z. C.
Edgar of Stephenville; Dr. R. S.
Leith of Graham: Joe Williamson
of Abilene and Robert Sayles of
Tuscola. Forum" for tail twisters
and P. E. Shotwell of Abilene.
ness. tons was creation or a strike and lion tamers — H. A. Stanford
If there is any one outstanding command—a unified organization and M. S. Porter of Stephenville,
characteristic of his first year in combining elements of the Army's co-chairmen, F. T. Starbuck of
the Pentagon it is the clear es-"fire brigade" Strategic Reserve Bryson; Aaron Hull of Jacks-
tablishment of firm civilian con- and the Air Force's Tactical Air boro; Jack Wilson of Anson and
trol. Command.
There are those in the uni-l
Tommy Clark of Electra.
This means that the fighting Forum for program of work and
SEE THE NEW HAMMOND
SPINET ORGAN-
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$995.00
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fund raising — Clifford Schmidt
of Mineral Wells, chairman; R.
W. Woodall of Iowa Park, Ken-
neth Halbert of Crowell; Douglas
Myers of Weinert, and Joe Mont-
gomery of Graham. Forum for
membership development and
Lions information — Dr. D. L. Li-
gon of Wichita Falls, chairman;
jR. R. Tuley Jr. of Abilene, John
'Sosebee of Anson; H. R. Garrett
of Eastland and Ben K. Lawson
of Chillicothe.
Forum for public relations and
club bulletin — Walter Coleman
of Wichita Falls, chairman; Stan-
Another highlight of the one-
day meeting will be shipment of
used eye glasses from this dis-
trict. Speaker for the luncheon
will be Dr. R. A. Self of Dallas,
past international director. At the
Governor's Banquet at 5 p.m. fea-
tured speaker will be second vice
president of Lions International,
Aubrey Green of York, Ala.
Ward has called a Cabinet meet-
ing to precede the conference
Members of district cabinet other
than Ward are secretary-treasur-
er, H. J. McCorkle of Brecken-
ridge; public relations chairman,
Cliff Schmidt of Mineral Wells;
membership devotional chair-
man, Dr. D. L. Ligon of Wichita
Falls; sergeant - at - arms, Doug-
las Myers of Weinert; directors
of the crippled childrens league,
P. E. Shotwell of Abilene and M.
J. Weaver of Olney; deputy dis-
trict governors Kenneth Drake of
Quanah; Kenneth Halbert of
Crowell; R. G. Stone of Abilene,
James P. McCracken of Cisco
and Aaron Hull of Jacksboro.
Zone chairmen are Ted T. Ro-
ark of Burkburnett; Walter Cole-
man of Wichita Falls P. E. Shot-
well of Abilene James Bramlett
of Albany; D.. C. Arterburn of
Ranger; Jack McCullough of Ste-
phenville; Don Morrison of
Throckmorton, and George Mor-
ris of Seymour.
Jaycees Seeking
Needs in Hamlin
HAMLIN (RNS) — Hamlin Jay-
cees have started distribution of a
community questionnaire to de-
termine the city's civic needs.
Results of the poll will be used
to guide plans for future Jaycee
activities. Results will also be . , ...
made available to Hamlin Board S. House in 1949 also but died in
of Community Development and
other interested local organi-
voting prerequisite passed the U
the Senate.
zations, according to Charles Ab-
sher, Jaycee president.
No postage will be required if
the questionnaire is returned to the
Jaycees by mail.
Dr. Joe F. Taylor, professor of
government and history at Am-
arillo College believes the poll tax
voting restriction began with the
Poll Tax Payment
Lags in Runnels
Populist movement in the early
1900s.
The Populists, a political party
made up primarily of farmers in
Ml
“Fashion Star of West Texas"
BALLINGER (RNS) - Only 100
new receipts for poll taxes were
issued the past week, making the
total up to date 1,150, far short
for an election year in Runnels
County.
A tax office is operating in
Winters and it is hoped that many
will visit both Ballinger and Win-
ters offices to bring the voting
strength up to normal for elec-
tion years before the Jan. 31
deadline.
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